what is an avatar?  an avatar is a small picture that you use in a chat server or on a forum or message board to represent you ~ it can be your name, picture, or a graphic you found on the 'net. here are some premade small avatars, large avatars, or avatars to save and use on yahoo messenger.

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how to make an avatar? any image can be made into an avatar, just resize it in your graphics program. here are some premade avatars or avatars to save and use on yahoo messenger. Need more help? Need an avatar made for you?

each client, forum, and chat server has different size specifications to follow....

New yahoo beta messenger avatars..... if you have used a graphic off your computer as a picture to share, it will be saved here.... C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Profiles\nhyrvana\My Icons  ~ replace the username to yours of course. the best suggestion for the yahoo messenger 6 beta avatars, is to make sure they are no more than 100x100 and square. (small version is about 50x50) it cuts off the sides of rectangular avatars. The avatars you select to use are saved as PNG files ~if you want to add several at once, rather than one at a time.... save as png files, and add to the folder, then edit the INDEX.ini file with the info for each new avatar. ( only takes a minute, promise!) and no they do not currently support animated gifs.

cheet' chat ....."to submit to cheeta avatar repository they must be 48 Pixels wide (or less) by 32 pixels high (fixed)........if you want to use for you and your friends only....you can make them larger ..........once sized.... save in cheeta chat/ avatars :) submit it to cheeta chat by going to http://avatars.cheetachat.com/ and log in......then scroll down a bit.........click the browse link in upload section.......and follow the directions......and as they say.......if you have any problems........you may email it to them at avatars@cheetachat.com" ...... 

to use in ychat........" If you there's an avatar that you would like added and feel many people would like, please submit your idea to erik at cyberbob@galaxycorp.com The faces are 16x16 and the others are 20x16 - all are 16 colors.

he will not make Flags, or any "socially unacceptable" (racist, sexist, etc) Avatars. If you are submitting an idea/avatar, please be sure it is 20x16 and 16 colors." ........to use your own without submitting to ychat......just place in the agate software/ychat/avatar folder......and select custom from the face moods list :)....

to use on excite chat.....  Avatars must be gif files. you can use Ifran or PSP  to edit, crop etc the image. just open  up the pic that you would like to make an avatar out of. Resize the image to W=48 L=64 pixels. Then go to file and choose "Save as" yourname.gif. Save it to "program files/Vplaces/EXTs/avatars". Simple as that! You have your own avatar.  

for all servers...... message boards etc...... check the details.

Making an avatar ~ once you find the image you want to use......or made your name.......you will need to resize it.........i use ifran......fast and easy (image resizing help on my ifran page)  and when done, then just click file.....save as........ pick a name like your chat id...maybe add a number so you don't end up with an avatar named same as another...... then make sure you place it in the chat clients avatar file..... or upload to a server that allows remote linking. Need more help? Need an avatar made for you?

you may apply the same information to sig tags.

need avatars? 10,000 of them.....   closed :( darn it.

some places you can make your own avatars with your name..........

www.flamingtext.com and www.webgfx.ch and www.coolarchive.com look around......play :) make a few..... experiment...... 

Want some cool smileys and emoticons to add to your forum sig tags and posts? or to your email tags? Holiday specific and some just FUN! Check out my linkables!

some small avatars or to save and use on yahoo messenger. some large avatars. this is my new and favorite one . and links to other avatar sites

some avatar examples

cheeta avatar my cheet'chat avatar
ychat avatar my ychat avatar
excite avatar

others....

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if you have your own website and use a favicon, you might consider using that as your avatar ~ it's a great way to brand yourself on the net and create a visible recognition factor.

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